A from its origins to the dawn of modernity Cook, Michael creator text Princeton Princeton University Press 2024 monographic eng

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lxi, 895 p. In Michael Cook's words, this book is "about a substantial slice of human history delimited by a particular cultural characteristic: adherance to Islam in some form or other. [...] A commitment to Islam makes a difference. Wherever a society and its rulers have come to be Muslim, this has meant a major discontinuity with its pre-Islamic past and a significant expansion of its relations with the wider Muslim world. by Michael Cook Index present Eng History Islamic countries History Islamic Empire History 909.09767 COO-H 9780691236575 260407 20260407121641.0